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John RUSSELL

Regimental number1942
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressBeenleigh, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Russell, Beenleigh, Queensland
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin and Elizabeth Jean RUSSELL
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 April 1943
Age at death64
Place of burialStanthorpe Cemetery, Queensland

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